Erick Oh
Most Recent Affiliation(s):
- University of California, Los Angeles, Baobab Studios
Other / Past Affiliation(s):
- Baobab Studios
- “The Dam Keeper”, Supervising Animator
Location:
- California, United States of America
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Bio:
Erick Oh is an award-winning animation artist based in Los Angeles. He was born in San Francisco but grew up in Korea. His work includes not only animation but also painting, illustration, photography, and installation. He received a BFA in fine art from Seoul National University in 2006. He received a year-long grant to produce animation and videos at the Seoul Animation Center. His films have been introduced and awarded at numerous film festivals including the Academy Awards, Annie Awards, Annecy Animation Festival, Zagreb Film Festival, SIGGRAPH, Anima Mundi, and more. With his background in fine art at Seoul National University and film at UCLA, Erick became an animator at Pixar Animation Studios from 2010 to 2016. Erick then joined Tonko House with his fellow former Pixar artists and directed PIG: The Dam Keeper Poems, which won the Crystal Award at Annecy Animation Festival 2018.
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- Animation Director
- Art Show Artist
- Art Show Collaborator
- Awardee
- Production Session Presenter
- VR Theater Director
